Ayotte says she has secured a commitment from the Drug Enforcement Administration to create a federally-funded, full-time position in the U.S. attorney's office to enhance efforts to prosecute drug traffickers.

Ayotte, a Republican, had written a letter to Department of Justice officials in October requesting funding for the position.

Ayotte says a DEA official confirmed that the agency plans to implement the so-called "strike force" model in New Hampshire to increase coordination among state, federal and local law enforcement to help get drugs off the streets.